NGC 4651 - Arp 189
Coma Berenices
Penryn, California
May 2007 / April 2008 (lum)
FS-128 (ag, ST-4)
ST-2000XM LRGB 10 minute subs
NGC 4651 is a type Sc/P galaxy with a
prominent tidal tale. Initially it was thought to be an optical jet from
the galaxy but later studies proved the object to be a tidal tail from an
encounter with another galaxy.
